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Budget Amendments - HB1600 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Brink
Increase Funds for Aging Services

Item 284 #1h

Item 284 #1h

First Year - FY2009 Second Year - FY2010
Health And Human Resources
Aging, Department for the FY2009 $0 FY2010 $1,553,700 GF

Language
Page 300, line 17, strike "$30,328,128" and insert "$31,881,828".
Page 302, after line 40, insert:
"Q.1.  Out of this appropriation, $1,553,700 the second year from the general fund shall be provided for core services for older Virginians served by local Area Agencies on Aging.  Of the funding provided, $854,000 shall be used to address increased costs of providing home delivered meals, $325,700 shall be provided to address increased costs of providing critical transportation to congregate meals, medical appointments, grocery shopping, and pharmacy services; and $374,000 for increased costs of providing other home-based services.
2.  The Department for the Aging, in cooperation with Area Agencies on Aging, shall develop and set a goal for the Commonwealth to eliminate waiting lists for core services for older Virginians related to nutrition, transportation and in-home services by 2012."


Explanation
(This amendment provides $1.6 million from the general fund in the second year to increase funding for aging services provided through local Area Agencies on Aging. Language is also added to require the department to develop and set a goal for eliminating waiting lists for services by 2012.)